That big match feeling.

Here we are, less than 4 hours from kick off, and it's one of those very rare times I get that 'big match' feeling when i am watching a sport. It doesn't happen very often, i tend to reserve my anxiety for only the most important of days in sports. CL finals, Classicos...Brewers playoff games, that's about it. I went into last years Green Bay/Pittsburgh Superbowl with a tray of green and gold jello shots and thinking the game was in the bag. Then again, maybe it's the cold that is doing this to me, it's a brisk 21 F outside this morning.

I just read a  very strange report and i of course blame it on a filthy Madridista. Apparently the plane that Barca was scheduled to take from Barcelona to Madrid became infested by rats.....RATS! and with foggy conditions was delayed and arrived late to the capital. Madrid are so dirty.

I'm so amped up i don't even want to write, so i'm going to make my prediction, and try and burn off some energy before the game. I hope wherever you are, even if you like me but not soccer, to try and find a place to watch the game. Find a bar with GOLTV, maybe your satellite package already has it, pull up an internet stream, it will be on ESPN Deportes, as well as ESPN 3. These are arguably the top two teams in the sport right now, period. They are both entertaining to watch and will undoubtedly shatter your previous notions of soccer as a unorganized, slow, low scoring game with 10 kids all fighting for the same ball. Plus at least here in the northern half of the US, it's bitter cold and a Saturday afternoon with no college football to watch, get your sports on!

my heart says Barcelona 3 - 2 Madrid, my mind says Barcelona 2 - Madrid 2. Expect to see Ronaldo, DiMaria, Fabregas and Messi all on the scoresheet.